tamagotchi
Tamagotchi (たまごっち) is a franchise of handheld virtual pets produced by Bandai and first released in Japan on November 23, 1996, before becoming a worldwide franchise in 1997. The name is a portmanteau combining the Japanese word tamago (たまご), which means "egg", and the English word "watch". The backstory consists of an alien species that fled their home planet to the nearest one that supports life, the Earth. Upon…
